MOST NOTEWORTHY: The Entertainment Sector was the most notable downgrade today, made by Bank of America. - The Entertainment Sector was downgraded to Market Weight from Overweight from Bank of America, citing valuation, given less upside to their targets. Bank of America did not make any changes to their individual stock ratings and kept News Corp (NYSE: NWS) as their Focus Stock.
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
- Deutsche Bank downgraded Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) to Sell from Hold, citing valuation. The firm recommended investors swap into Time Warner Telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC) instead.
- Prudential downgraded shares of Caremark RX (NYSE: CMX) to Neutral from Overweight. The firm doesn't believe the offer by CVS Corp (NYSE: CVS) for a $2 special dividend and the promise to repurchase 150M shares by the new company benefits Caremark RX shareholders as much as a simple increase in shares or cash from CVS would have.
- Matrix USA downgraded Worthington Industries (NYSE: WOR) to Sell from Hold, citing the slowing demand for steel processing and metal framing.
- CIBC downgraded shares of Commerce Bancorp (NYSE: CBH) to Sector Performer from Outperformer on increased regulatory uncertainty following the company's announcement that it is being investigated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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